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they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail, transcribe a text or research. that is the way you navigate and have every day of your life. there is a whole set of technology in supercomputers that with your voice, you can do them -- you can do with them what you want to do. >> is something akin to a walled garden, to ration, is that not such a bad thing? >> the application system that exists in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. the reason why i do not think that is a bad thing is because it has raised user's expectations for design. people did not used to think about design or appreciate it. the fact tha
they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail,...
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berrick, is there a way we can courtney technology and communication -- we can coordinate technology and communication at the ports to ensure security? >> dhs does have a mandate to screen all cargo containers coming into the united states before they arrive. they have had difficulty addressing that. that is a massive problem. they created a program called secure border -- secure freight initiative where they are deploying personnel overseas to ensure the screening of containers coming into the united states. but they have to get agreements with the host country. there is a big price tag associated with it. they are in the early stages of. what gao has said, dhs is going to have to implement a risk- based approach. what are the highest risk containers? and utilize the programs they have in place to assess risk and target their resources where they can provide the most benefit. they cannot secure everything and they have to make some trade-offs. >> it is an important issue for my district have in the port of newark and the port of elizabeth. it is my understanding using private contra
berrick, is there a way we can courtney technology and communication -- we can coordinate technology and communication at the ports to ensure security? >> dhs does have a mandate to screen all cargo containers coming into the united states before they arrive. they have had difficulty addressing that. that is a massive problem. they created a program called secure border -- secure freight initiative where they are deploying personnel overseas to ensure the screening of containers coming...
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but his focus is not just about digital technology. he is taking the venerable institution and journalism and looking at them informed by his deep knowledge of digital technology and also with a different set of values that are more traditional. it is my great pleasure to welcome you here. the changing media landscape, smart news in the age of social media. glad to have you. >> thank you. [applause] it is particularly nice to be back across the street from the house where we started facebook nine years ago yesterday. february 4, 2004, is where we open it up. we woke up and there were hundreds of people on it already. and i thought i would talk a little bit to give you a context on what we are doing at "the new republic" and how i see the digital media landscape in 2013 and then open it up for questions and hopefully get a good dialogue going. the first question people ask me all the time is, why would someone like you buy this 100- year-old media institution like "the new republic" in an age when the wisdom is, print is dying, serious
but his focus is not just about digital technology. he is taking the venerable institution and journalism and looking at them informed by his deep knowledge of digital technology and also with a different set of values that are more traditional. it is my great pleasure to welcome you here. the changing media landscape, smart news in the age of social media. glad to have you. >> thank you. [applause] it is particularly nice to be back across the street from the house where we started...
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it has become more visible, more activist, and the technology has changed the coverage of the first lady's role. >> during this time period, which first lady made her mark? who had the most influence? >> in the 19th century, i cannot pick one. let me take two? dolley madison, because she can set you -- she conceptualizes first lady. she is the fourth president's wife and only the first first lady. she is in the white house in the beginning and seems to enjoy all of the activity. i think she personified that. after she is long gone, they considered her first lady. i think she is significant. i also like mary todd lincoln. she has had a bad rap. the movie is fiction. even though some of it depicted her. she was of very influential woman in terms of her husband's feelings about slavery. she comes with an abolitionist mind. she also worked in the community among the free blacks in particular, of raising money for the downtrodden in the city. and during the war she was a volunteer nurse. so what can i tell you? i think she really personified a lot of the things we think of today as the role of
it has become more visible, more activist, and the technology has changed the coverage of the first lady's role. >> during this time period, which first lady made her mark? who had the most influence? >> in the 19th century, i cannot pick one. let me take two? dolley madison, because she can set you -- she conceptualizes first lady. she is the fourth president's wife and only the first first lady. she is in the white house in the beginning and seems to enjoy all of the activity. i...